Waste treatment process

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029981",
  "term": "Waste treatment process",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Waste Treatment Process",
  "definition": "1. Process in which an off-site material stream is physically, chemically, thermally, or biologically treated to destroy, degrade, or remove hazardous air pollutants contained in the off-site material. A treatment process can be composed of a single unit (e.g., a steam stripper) or a series of units (e.g., a wastewater treatment system). A treatment process can be used to treat one or more off-site material streams at the same time.\n\n2. Specific technique that removes or destroys the organics in a wastewater or residual stream such as a steam stripping unit, thin-film evaporation unit, waste incinerator, biological treatment unit, or any other process applied to wastewater streams or residuals to comply with § 63.1256. Most treatment processes are conducted in tanks. Treatment processes are a subset of waste management units.\n\n3. Any process that changes the physical, chemical, or biological character of a waste to make it less of an environmental threat. Treatment can neutralize the waste, recover energy or material resources from it, render it less hazardous, or make it safer to transport, store, or dispose of.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.681 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 63.1251 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 63.1361 (CFR 2013)",
    "Report on the Environment (ROE) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/waste-treatment-process/"
}